Contrary to dominant approaches that locate the causes for military entrepreneurialism in
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo predominantly in criminal military elites, this …

This article aims to contribute to a better understanding of the local gold trade in Eastern
DRC, a sector in which most activities are not officially registered and take place outside the …

In many parts of the world, people access consumer goods mainly via informal economic
networks. In this article, I analyse the governance of petty commodity chains through a case …

This article examines the smuggling of coltan into and out of artisanal mining areas in
northern Katanga where the ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative (iTSCi), a policy on conflict …

ABSTRACT A centre for Asian and intercontinental immigration and export-oriented
production, Guangzhou city is at the forefront of China's global interactions. Based on …

This article discusses the use of two forms of music by refugees from the Democratic
Republic of Congo in Kampala, Uganda. With persisting violence in the DRC, and legal and …

Quelle est la vie des voitures une fois qu'elles sont revendues sur le marché de l'occasion?
Bien plus souvent qu'on ne le pense, ces véhicules en connaissent une seconde en partant …

Table 3.2 SOMINKI GOLD PRODUCTIVITY AND VALUE CAPTURE BY WORKERS AND
MANAGERS, 1984 ( IN USD) 60 Table 3.3 SOMINKI ANNUAL WAGE DISTRIBUTION, 1984 …

War, a protracted humanitarian crisis and the omnipresence of an active volcano in eastern
Congo's North Kivu province have had a massive impact on the formation of urban social …

This contribution focuses on importers of second-hand cars operating between Brussels,
Belgium and Cotonou, Benin. Intensive multi-sited field-work reveals important differences in …